Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory arrays, ferroelectric transistors, and methods of reading and writing relative to memory cells of memory arrays
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Application No.: US16838585Application Date: 2020-04-02
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Publication No.: US11276449B2Publication Date: 2022-03-15
- Inventor: Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy , Wayne Kinney
- Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Wells St. John P.S.
- Main IPC: G11C11/22
- IPC: G11C11/22 ; H01L27/1159 ; H01L21/28 ; H01L29/78 ; H01L27/11507 ; H01L29/788

Abstract:
Some embodiments include a ferroelectric transistor. The transistor has gate dielectric material configured as a first container, with the first container having a first inner surface. Metal-containing material is configured as a second container nested within said first container. The second container has a second inner surface with an area less than the first inner surface. Ferroelectric material is configured as a third container nested within the second container. The third container has a third inner surface with an area less than the second inner surface. Gate material is within the third container. Some embodiments include memory arrays having ferroelectric transistors as memory cells. Some embodiments include methods of writing/reading relative to memory cells of memory arrays when the memory cells are metal-ferroelectric-metal-insulator-semiconductor (MFMIS) transistors.
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